NCMA RI has an exciting slate of Small Business Round Table (SBRT) breakfast meetings coming up in 2014. Our schedule and a brief overview of each SBRT breakfast meeting is as follows:

 
Topic: Introduction to SBIRs
Date: 29 January 2014
Time: 0900-1100
Location: NUWCDIVNPT Building 80

Synopsis: Overview of the program with government and industry speakers / presentations. Speakers consist of Jack Griffin of NUWCDIVNPT who give an overview of the DIVNPT/NAVSEA SBIR program, Christine Smith, Executive Director of the RI Science & Technology Advisory Council, Rhode TBD from the State of RI who will discuss new/updated state SBIR initiatives, and Jon Bell of Lockheed Martin who will discuss their SBIR Program Management Organization.
 

 
Topic: CMMI Certification
Date: 25 February 2014
Time: 0900-1100
Location: NUWCDIVNPT Building 80

Synopsis: Overview of the certification process – speakers TBD.
 

 
Topic: SBIR Overview
Date: March 4, 2014
Time: 0900-1100
Location: Mainstay Inn Conference Room – Newport
Address: 151 Admiral Kalbfus Rd, Newport RI
Cost: $10.00 for Breakfast

Synopsis: NCMA Breakfast Series – Learn how to obtain grant money for R&D from the Government
 

 
Topic: SeaPort-e 101
Date: 25 March 2014
Time: 0900-1100
Location: Mainstay Inn Conference Room – Newport

Synopsis: Seaport overview with government and industry speakers / presentations. An opportunity to ask questions both entry level and past performers.
 

 
Topic: Small Business to Large Business Matchmaking
Date: 29 April 2014
Registration Begins: 0800
Location: Mainstay Inn Conference Room – 151 Admiral Kalfbus Road, Newport RI

Fee: $75 per small business (with no limit on the number of attendees), this includes small businesses that want to "attend but not deliver a presentation". This fee covers all expenses including breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch. There is no fee for large business participants.

Registration Deadline:

• SMALL BUSINESS REGISTRATION: Pre-register by e-mail to hill_tony@bah.com and ksant@esncc.com NLT 14 April, 2014. Please provide the individual’s name, company, phone and e-mail address, and the NAICS Codes they support that qualify them as a small business.

• LARGE BUSINESS RSVP: hill_tony@bah.com and ksant@esncc.com NLT 14 April, 2014.

Synopsis: Small business presentations and introductions followed by a lunch and networking event.
 

 
Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for additional details as events draw closer!
 

 
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) will host a Pre-Solicitation Conference to provide interested parties with technical information and solicit feedback on the Code 34 Radio Frequency Distribution and Control System requirement to be competed via FedBizOpps, N66604-14-R-0102.

This is a re-compete and consolidation of NUWCDIVNPT requirements N66604-10-C-0531 and N66604-12-D-0051. The incumbent for both requirements is EADS North America Test and Services.

The Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held as follows:

Date: Tuesday, January 14
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am (EST)
Location: NUWCDIVNPT Building 80, Newport, RI 02842

Pre-registration is required. Please see attached for additional details: Click Here